Las LomasTX
A town of 2,154.
Is Las Lomas a good place to live?
The best of Las Lomas’ subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for health. 37% of residents live below the poverty line in Las Lomas, above both Texas’ towns (12%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 13 of Texas’ 998 towns score lower on health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Las Lomas has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Las Lomas for work
Where Las Lomas’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Las Lomas grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Las Lomas is from typical.
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Moving to Las Lomas: who provides what
Las Lomas is unincorporated, so Starr County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Las Lomas.
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, more of Las Lomas’ adults say their health is fair or poor
45% of Las Lomas adults say their health is fair or poor, above both the Texas town median (24%) and the median of U.S. towns (19%). 22% of adults report frequent physical distress in Las Lomas. Las Lomas beats the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 21.
| Las Lomas | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Las Lomas | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.8% | 6.1% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.8% | 17% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 52.4% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Las Lomas’ workers commute out
Most working residents leave Las Lomas for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Las Lomas is 17 minutes. Since 2013, Las Lomas has added 66 jobs, to 75 in 2023.
| Las Lomas | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Las Lomas, a typical July afternoon runs hotter than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Las Lomas’ July high is 99°F. Las Lomas has warm winters and hot summers, with very little rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Las Lomas, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Las Lomas sells for about $70K at the median
80% of Las Lomas households own their home.
| Las Lomas | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $645 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Las Lomas
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Las Lomas; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Las Lomas residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Las Lomas
CDP in Texas, United States
Las Lomas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Las Lomas had a population of 3,054. Las Lomas is one of several colonias in Starr County, within the Rio Grande Valley region. The name is derived from the community's terrain.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 184 ft
Las Lomas’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Las Lomas.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Lomas | — | — | A | — | C | D− |
| Rio Grande City | #627 | D− | C | C+ | C | D− |
Las Lomas has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Las Lomas reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Las Lomas with a neighbor →
Questions about Las Lomas
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Las Lomas, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $87,000, 71% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.